Updated On: 24 February, 2025 05:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
According to a resolution previously approved by BMC, if a public holiday falls on a Wednesday, the zoo will remain open to the public on that day and remain closed the following day

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In light of the public holiday on Wednesday on account of Mahashivratri 2025, the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan (Botanical Garden) and Zoo, located in Byculla (East), will remain open to the public. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that the zoo will be closed on the following day, Thursday, instead.
Typically, the garden and zoo are closed every Wednesday for a weekly holiday. However, according to a resolution previously approved by the Mumbai civic body, if a public holiday falls on a Wednesday, the amenity will remain open to the public on that day and it will closed the following day.